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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
answer
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From this reading And though his answer was still to come, that was months away.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was Uncle Regie greatly displeased with her; there was Constance treating her as a traitor; there was the mischief done, and yet something hard and heavy was gone?
away
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From this reading And though his answer was still to come, that was months away.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And though his answer was still to come, that was months away.
confession
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From this reading For one thing, that terrible confession to her father was written, and was no longer a weight hanging over her.
Constance
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From this reading There was Uncle Regie greatly displeased with her; there was Constance treating her as a traitor; there was the mischief done, and yet something hard and heavy was gone?
displeased
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From this reading There was Uncle Regie greatly displeased with her; there was Constance treating her as a traitor; there was the mischief done, and yet something hard and heavy was gone?
Dolores
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From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was Uncle Regie greatly displeased with her; there was Constance treating her as a traitor; there was the mischief done, and yet something hard and heavy was gone?
father
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From this reading For one thing, that terrible confession to her father was written, and was no longer a weight hanging over her.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one thing, that terrible confession to her father was written, and was no longer a weight hanging over her.
gone
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From this reading There was Uncle Regie greatly displeased with her; there was Constance treating her as a traitor; there was the mischief done, and yet something hard and heavy was gone?
greatly
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From this reading There was Uncle Regie greatly displeased with her; there was Constance treating her as a traitor; there was the mischief done, and yet something hard and heavy was gone?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something sweet and precious had come in on her!
hanging
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From this reading For one thing, that terrible confession to her father was written, and was no longer a weight hanging over her.
hard
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From this reading There was Uncle Regie greatly displeased with her; there was Constance treating her as a traitor; there was the mischief done, and yet something hard and heavy was gone?
heavy
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From this reading There was Uncle Regie greatly displeased with her; there was Constance treating her as a traitor; there was the mischief done, and yet something hard and heavy was gone?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For one thing, that terrible confession to her father was written, and was no longer a weight hanging over her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And though his answer was still to come, that was months away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something sweet and precious had come in on her!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
longer
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From this reading For one thing, that terrible confession to her father was written, and was no longer a weight hanging over her.
mischief
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From this reading There was Uncle Regie greatly displeased with her; there was Constance treating her as a traitor; there was the mischief done, and yet something hard and heavy was gone?
months
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From this reading And though his answer was still to come, that was months away.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
New
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From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For one thing, that terrible confession to her father was written, and was no longer a weight hanging over her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing, that terrible confession to her father was written, and was no longer a weight hanging over her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For one thing, that terrible confession to her father was written, and was no longer a weight hanging over her.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading Something sweet and precious had come in on her!
Regie
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From this reading There was Uncle Regie greatly displeased with her; there was Constance treating her as a traitor; there was the mischief done, and yet something hard and heavy was gone?
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
sad
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From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
sense
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From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And though his answer was still to come, that was months away.
strange
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From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
sweet
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From this reading Something sweet and precious had come in on her!
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For one thing, that terrible confession to her father was written, and was no longer a weight hanging over her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
there
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From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing, that terrible confession to her father was written, and was no longer a weight hanging over her.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And though his answer was still to come, that was months away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For one thing, that terrible confession to her father was written, and was no longer a weight hanging over her.
traitor
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From this reading There was Uncle Regie greatly displeased with her; there was Constance treating her as a traitor; there was the mischief done, and yet something hard and heavy was gone?
treating
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From this reading There was Uncle Regie greatly displeased with her; there was Constance treating her as a traitor; there was the mischief done, and yet something hard and heavy was gone?
Uncle
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From this reading There was Uncle Regie greatly displeased with her; there was Constance treating her as a traitor; there was the mischief done, and yet something hard and heavy was gone?
very
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From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
weight
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From this reading For one thing, that terrible confession to her father was written, and was no longer a weight hanging over her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
woke
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From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
written
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From this reading For one thing, that terrible confession to her father was written, and was no longer a weight hanging over her.
Year's
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From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was with a strange feeling that Dolores woke on the New Year’s morning, that something was very sad and strange, and yet that there was a sense of relief.
